Chyulu Hills
A volcanic mountain range in Makueni County in southeastern Kenya, forming a field about 100 kilometres long that runs northwest to southeast. Its highest peak rises to 2,188 metres, and its green slopes stand above the dry plains around them.
- Where
- Kibwezi, Makueni, Kenya
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -2.6000, 37.8500
Get the Chyulu Hills stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chyulu Hills. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Makueni volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chyulu Hills
Mzima Springs 47 km
A group of natural springs in Tsavo West National Park, fed by water filtering through volcanic rock from the Chyulu Hills. Hippos and crocodiles live in the clear pools, which can be watched from an underwater viewing chamber.
Amboseli National Park 67 km
A national park of 392 square kilometres in Kajiado County, at the centre of a much larger ecosystem that crosses into Tanzania. It was once the Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, and it is known for large elephant herds that graze beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.
Lake Chala 81 km
A deep crater lake on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. It formed about 250,000 years ago, and its water is a striking emerald green. It is warm enough for swimming, and a path runs along the crater rim above the water.
Tsavo West National Park 86 km
A national park of 9,065 square kilometres in Taita-Taveta County. The Nairobi to Mombasa road and the railway separate it from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park, and the two together form one of the largest protected areas in Kenya.
Tsavo East National Park 104 km
A national park of 13,747 square kilometres, set up in 1948 over a dry plain once called the Taru Desert. With neighbouring Tsavo West and the surrounding ranches it forms a protected area of about 22,000 square kilometres, among the largest in the world.
Taita Hills 105 km
A range of three hill massifs rising out of the dry plains of southeastern Kenya. Patches of cloud forest remain on the slopes, home to plants and animals found nowhere else. The three massifs are Dabida, Kasigau and Sagalla, and local farmers grow maize and vegetables on the terraced hillsides.
Lake Jipe 112 km
A shallow lake on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, fed by streams from Mount Kilimanjaro. Reed beds line its edge, and hippos and many water birds live here. Part of the lake lies inside Tsavo West National Park, and fishing boats cross its calm waters in the early morning.
Nairobi National Park 175 km
A national park founded in 1946, only about 7 kilometres south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, while the open southern edge lets wildlife move to and from the Kitengela plains, so lions and rhinos live within sight of the city skyline.
Questions
Where is Chyulu Hills?
Chyulu Hills is in Kibwezi, Makueni, Kenya. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mzima Springs (47 km), Amboseli National Park (67 km), Lake Chala (81 km).
How do I get the Chyulu Hills stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chyulu Hills and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Makueni volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chyulu Hills before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Makueni volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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